Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, nicknamed "The Ice Man", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving for Ferrari in Formula One...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth17 October 1979
CityEspoo, Finland
CountryFinland
curves interesting may
In rallying every curve, every hill may be different than you thought. That makes it interesting.
team winning race
Im winning races, Im still challenging for the world championships, the team is fantastic and I have a great relationship with everybody here - so why would I want to even consider changing?
ambition champion racing
Do you have any ambitions outside racing? My main ambition at the moment, whether inside or outside racing, is to become Formula 1 World Champion.
media paradise would-be
Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.
careers world facts
My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.
things-i-love driving
Driving is the only thing I love about F1.
winning guarantees-that car
You always want to have a winning car, but there is no guarantee that it will be.
feels-just racing spirit
I just love the American spirit of racing. It feels just great to get involved with that.
motivation thinking race
There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think.
grateful opportunity offering
I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula 1 after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity.
team ambition gps
It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition.
race paper
You don’t drive races on paper.
bit last lucky today unlucky
We were a little bit lucky today but we were so unlucky in the last race,
advantage bad circuit quick weekend
We had been quick all weekend and we had a big advantage on speed. The circuit was not bad physically, and I was able to just take it pretty easy.